By Chris Gayomali
Despite three high - profile sheet barge in in the last month alone , your odds of die in an ethereal mishap are very , very low — about 11 million to 1 . To be clear , you ’re more likely to pass away bylightning strike , or from an infection stoked by pulp - eating bacteria .
And even if your plane is one of the ill-starred few to suffer a freak accident , the survival pace for rider once the aircraft hits the reason tips squarely in your favor : About95 percent , according to statistics from the National Transportation Safety Board .
Once you ’re on the ground , though , there ’s still work to be done , include come out of the plane as fast as potential . Which is why there was somearmchaircriticism of the survive passengers of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 , after many felt compelled to catch their belongings once the plane hit paving .
In fact , one of the Asiana flight ’s passenger noted an " eery sense of calmness " among the survivor when it come time to evacuate . " I take hold of my bags as before long as it stopped,“he drop a line on Sina Weibo . " My wife was very calm — she even picked up the scattered stuff on the ground . "
But what about the bags that are leave behind behind on the plane ? According toTheConsumerist , the process can geta little mussy . After an investigating by authorities , passengers will have to file a written request to be reimbursed within 45 days , with a maximum recompense of $ 3,300 for destroyed belongings . The airline wo n’t recoup you for everything , however :
Of naturally , when the rest of the plane is rabbit on flaming around you , standing in the aisle to grab your trilled grip from the overhead compartment is an obvious no - no that position other people ’s life at jeopardy . One guy on the U.S. Airways flying that landed in the Hudson River in 2008 who tried to catch his luggage was quicklyput in his place by other passengers .
But what happens when evacuees are sent to the hospital — supposedly without their travel document , Gem State , passports , wellness policy , etc . How is all that handled ?
That province falls on the airline , which , permit ’s remember , requires elaborated information on all its passengers beforehand . Still : Itmightnot be a tough idea to keep your I.D. or pass on your person when you fly , just in typeface you crash land anywhere ( say , a strange country ) that is n’t a desert island .
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